Premature puberty of the mammary glands (thelarche praecox)
Parents often come to the paediatrician concerned about the enlargement of the mammary glands in girls of a few months or so. The condition is usually discovered accidentally, while nursing the baby....
Lung and bronchial diseases in children part II
The second part of this paper will discuss diseases with a chronic, or long-term, course. A child with a chronic disease requires careful care, systematic administration of medication. For all...
Lung and bronchial diseases in children, part I
Lungand bron chial diseases are among the most common diseases ofchildren. By the age of 6, nearly half of all children will develop bronchitis with bronchospasm obstruction. Pneumonia causes about...
Atopic dermatitis - recommendations
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory skin disease accompanied by intense pruritus. Depending on the severity of the disease, therapy includes non-pharmacological and general...
Coombs Reaction
A serological conflict between mother and child can imply adverse changes in the child's blood composition. If haemolytic disease or haemolytic anaemia is suspected, laboratory tests are necessary,...
Haemolytic disease in newborns
A serological conflict in the Rh system between mother and child is responsible for the development of haemolytic disease in newborns. The mother, due to the serological incompatibility, starts to...
Childhood rhinitis observations
Paediatricians urge parents to pay attention to the type, density and colour of their children's nasal discharge. Is this therefore an important diagnostic clue for parents and the doctor?
Cardiogenic syncope in children and adolescents
Syncope is one of the most common causes of visits to the paediatrician or GP. Reflex and orthostatic syncope are much more common than cardiogenic syncope, but it is the latter that poses the...
Asthma in children
In 1993, GINA, the Global Initiative for Asthma, was established to improve care and optimise treatment by publishing reports on the condition. Often, asthma is a disease that affects children, hence...
Scarlet fever again among Polish children!
We associate scarlet fever with a disease of ancient times. However, recently there has been an increase in the incidence among children. What are the symptoms of scarlet fever and how to treat it...
Methylmalonic acidosis
Methylmalonic acidosis is one of the very rare genetic diseases affecting mainly very young children.
Period of colds in children - how to deal with it?
A mild cold in a child in most cases does not require the intervention of a paediatrician. If the symptoms persist and our child feels worse and worse, we should see a specialist. Many parents do not...
Fever in a child - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
For every parent, a fever in a child means a viral or bacterial illness. However, this is not true. In some cases it can be the result of tiredness, strong agitation and also crying. The development...
Retinoblastoma - how to detect cancer, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Retinoblastoma, or retinoblastoma, is a childhood cancer that originates in the receptor cells of the retina. The retina is a specific membrane located inside the eyeball that is responsible for...
Sinusitis - types and classification
Sinusitis is a progressive process involving the mucous membranes of the nose and at least one of the paranasal sinuses. Experts have pointed out the diagnostic criteria that must be met for the...
Meningo-spinal hernia and hydrocephalus as dysraphic defects
Meningo-spinal hernia and hydrocephalus are some of the dysraphic defects, i.e. defects that result from abnormal closure of the neural tube. On average, these defects occur in 1 child in 1,000...
Lice
Lice are unpleasant parasites that live on the skin and hair of humans. The infestation is transmitted by the head louse. It needs the right conditions to survive. It can survive for only a few hours...
Otitis media in children - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Otitis media is one of the illnesses that very often affects children (especially at pre-school and early school age). The incidence is particularly high in children up to about 3 years of age. In...
Lice in children - an embarrassing subject - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Most people think that the presence of lice in children is due to dirt, malnutrition and neglect. This is a very erroneous view! Lice can appear in a child who is always clean and whose home and...
Shingles in children - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Shingles is a disease closely related to chickenpox. The child initially contracts chickenpox, with the virus entering the child's nervous system (affecting the cranial nerves and intervertebral...
